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PMI: Retreating momentum dents confidence of services, manufacturing firms

New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- Business activity in India's manufacturing and services industries softened as companies grappled with subdued demand, increased competition and inflationary pressures. The seaso... Read More


Realty pre-sales mixed in Q3, launch spillovers to set stage in Q4

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- The earnings performance of key listed real estate developers is expected to be mixed in Q3FY26, largely dependent on the pace of new project launches. Sobha Ltd, for example, la... Read More


South India sees steepest cement price drop in Q3FY26. Is there a quick fix?

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Cement companies have exited the December quarter (Q3FY26) with prices correcting sequentially across regions. This is raising concerns of pressure on profitability amid muted rea... Read More


Coforge-Encora deal: Will India's largest IT acquisition reward investors?

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- The artificial intelligence (AI) battleground is heating up. Tier-2 IT services firm Coforge Ltd has become the latest Indian player to join its peers in the acquisition spree sw... Read More


Will 'overweight equity' bets pay-off in 2026? The answer is with AI

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Trade wars and geopolitical tensions led investors towards safe-haven assets gold and precious metal silver in 2025. They fetched exponential returns of 85% and 165%, respectivel... Read More


For IT companies, will 2026 be a year of healing?

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- The Nifty IT index has risen around 10% over the past two months, driven by rupee depreciation and expectations of a recovery in discretionary technology demand. The December qua... Read More


PVR Inox to get Dhurandhar boost in Q3; content consistency is key

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Multiplex chain PVR Inox Ltd is set to close the curtains on the December quarter (Q3FY26) on a decent note. Multi-starrer Bollywood movie Dhurandhar has seen impressive box offi... Read More


Plastic pipe makers eye earnings revival amid weak demand, policy delays

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Listed plastic pipe makers are in a difficult spot. The much-awaited announcements on anti-dumping duty (ADD) and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) rules aimed at curbing low-qual... Read More


Will rate cut bring developers back to affordable housing?

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) trimmed the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) on Friday, taking the key lending rate to 5.25%. With this, the total repo rate reduction in 2025 is... Read More


Office demand in a happy place as vacancies slide

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- After a decent first half (H1FY26), the demand for Grade-A office spaces is expected to sustain in H2FY26 as well. The top six Indian cities saw net absorption of 36 million squar... Read More